Posts tagged "Parenting"

"I feel like a loser [for not having kids]. I would definitely love to be a parent, but I definitely don't think I want to do it on my own... I thought I'd be married and have three or four kids. I always knew I wanted to be an actress, but I think I alway…

There are alternative ways of becoming a parent if traditional human child rearing is not your cup of tea. Partners of 26 years, Mark Kirby and A.J. Sapolnick, adopted their "son," Digby, some 20 years ago in Paris. Yes, Digby is technically a "doll" but they don't care to refer to him that way. To…

Oh boy, one mom has really stepped in it after publishing her piece about favoring her son over her daughter. In hopes that the post will be taken down permanently, I'm not going to name names (after all, if her post lives, that poor girl might be able to find out what her mom really…

Toy companies have made it easy for Child Protect Services: just park at Toys 'R Us near the slutty wolfwoman doll and snag whomever's hand in the beartrap of poor decisions. Much like Barbie, Mattel's Monster High doll, Clawdeen Wolf, sports a lush head of hair, a fur-lined jacket, and the shortest of miniskirts.

You know there's a problem when … your toddler needs to be treated for alcohol addiction and alcohol abuse. The UK's National Health Service reports that the youngest patient they've treated for alcohol addiction was three years old. They are not releasing any further info on the patient's identity to protect his or her confidentiality.

A new study conducted at the University of Minnesota found that the better relationship you had with your parents, the better you are at letting bygones be bygones with your S.O. Why? When parents or caregivers help you regulate negative reactions when you're a kid, you'll be better able to do it as an adult,…

"I'm scared for her. She's got a lot of people around her that's putting her in a great deal of danger. I know she's 18, but I still feel like as her daddy I'd like to try to help. Take care of her just a little bit, to at least get her out of danger.

While cutting funding for a Head Start program for disadvantaged preschoolers, elected officials in Frederick County, Maryland, made appallingly ignorant comments about how their own wives took time off of work to stay home with their kids when they were young, so why can't other moms? [TDB.com] A subcommittee of Iowa's state House…

Breastfeeding moms are holding a "nurse-in" at the Hirschorn Museum at the Smithsonian on Saturday after a woman who sat on a bench to nurse her daughter in January was told by a security guard to go feed the baby in the bathroom. A 1999 federal law states "a woman may breastfeed her child at…

Going to slumber parties used to be a fun thing, well, unless you were the girl who got her undies put in the fridge, or the first to fall asleep, or the one who cried because they were doing drugs in "Footloose" (that was me). I guess slumber parties were not always that fun --…

Dr. Phil doesn't want your son to be "confused" — especially if "confused" means "gay." Not that one of America's most prominent psychological experts (thanks a lot, Oprah) comes right out and says being gay is bad. The gay and lesbian blog Queerty points us to DrPhil.com, where he kindly…

On "The View" this week, the ladies discussed a mother who appeared on Dr. Phil, who punishes her young son for misbehaving by pouring hot sauce on his tongue and forcing him into a freezing cold shower. (The mother has since been charged with abuse.) In the clip above, it's clear this poor kid i…

For the past three years, I have not taken any birth control pills and instead solely relied on condoms for contraception. These past few years, I have been a full-time freelancer without health insurance and I have prioritized paying for my anti-depressant prescription — anywhere from $100 to $120 bucks a month, depending…

Fathers and daughters who game together stay together, according to a new study. Researchers found that adolescent girls who played video games with their parents (more specifically, their dads) were happier, less aggressive, better students who were more connected with their families. The same results did not apply to the boys. Of course, we're talking…

You know what's annoying? When a friend gets pregnant and all of a sudden, all they can talk about is the number of toxins in industrial carpet and the ins and outs of breastfeeding. I mean, I respect that these are things they have to think about, but does it have to be the…

"I love the smell of [soiled] nappies ... Fatherhood is fantastic ... It's been the most wonderful thing that’s happened to me after meeting David. This little soul that you're feeding, changing, bathing and telling bedtime stories to is a blank canvas. And all it needs is love and nurturing. When he gets to talking…

The Wall Street Journal ran a controversial op-ed by Yale Law professor Amy Chua about "Chinese mothers," or more broadly, a sub-set of strict parents who expect excellence from their children and force them to both study and rehearse instruments for hours a day. "Chinese parents can get away with things that Western parents can’t.

These are the regrets of a stay-at-home mom who "opted out" of the workforce, got divorced, and is now broke. For anyone who would eventually like to stay at home and raise some babies, this is a must-read. [Salon.com] Beth Ditto of The Gossip is writing a memoir! Yay! [Vogue IT]…

Single mother Suzanne Morgan made a life-changing discovery one evening after she put her daughter Tasha to bed. Her dog Dixie was howling, barking uncontrollably, hungry to be fed. She opened the cupboards and discovered they were bare. She was low on cash after her husband split. So instead of going to the store to…

"[After the birth of her son, Moses,] I felt like a zombie. I couldn't access my heart. I couldn't access my emotions. I couldn't connect.It was terrible, it was the exact opposite of what had happened when Apple was born. With her, I was on cloud nine. I couldn't believe it wasn't the same. I…

Simply Irresistible

Over the years, we've poked fun at a lot of "based on a true story" movies that turned out to be bullshit. But then we thought that maybe we should stop giving Hollywood shit for embellishing history a bit if it lets them tell a slightly better story. So instead, we decided to give Hollywood…

As you slog your way through the myriad not-yet-April Fools' Day pranks that plague this nation, revel in this: no one has ever pranked someone better than Michael Jackson pranked Russell Crowe, and he did it for years. In an interview with The Guardian, Crowe revealed that despite having never met Jackson,…